Focus on Flavor: Sav’s Grill
Mamadou Savané, a native of Guinea in West Africa, immigrated to the United States in 1993. Having spent the majority of his time in the US here in Lexington, Mamadou, or Sav as many of his friends and customers know …
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Spotlight on Sound: Abraham Mwinda
Meet Abraham Mwinda. Maybe you’ve seen him performing one of his songs, or working at University of Kentucky (UK) Hospital, or hanging around KRM’s Lexington office. He does it all! Abraham first came to Lexington in 2013. He was born …
Rising Above: Celebrating Educational Achievers
This month, Louisville-area students in KRM’s Rise Up program celebrated each other and their achievements at a year-end event, Rising Above. Students were joined by family members and KRM volunteers to share their accomplishments. The volunteer mentors partnered with students …
Meet Exode
Exode Sungura hopes that by sharing his story, he can encourage, motivate, or change others. “Refugees are people, ordinary people,” he says. He especially considers himself a role model for his three younger siblings. “I’m not the only one in …
Actress Kristin Davis visits Congolese refugees in Lexington, KY
On Thursday April 6, 2017 the UN Refugee Agency announced actress Kristin Davis as Goodwill Ambassador. The UNHCR’s Filippo Grandi welcomed Ms. Davis into the new role saying “Kristin’s advocacy helps us humanize the refugee issue and press the case …
Meet Aimee: Hear Her Story & Her Reaction to the Refugee Program Suspension
After the first executive order on January 27th suspended the refugee resettlement program and barred travel from seven countries, legal challenges in US courts followed. The resettlement program was able to start again, but the annual ceiling of refugee admissions …
Meet Mohamad
On the day President Trump’s executive order suspended refugee arrivals, indefinitely banned Syrian refugees, and reduced fiscal year arrivals from 110,000 to 50,000, we talked to Mohamad Alkenss to hear what he thought.
Personal Writings by Saladi Wa Maliko
The Land of Hope and Success By Saladi Wa Maliko “They took my home but they can’t take my future” is the only philosophical thought that gave me hope. This was when circumstances forced us to flee our land we …
STITCH: Sewing Together in the Caring Highlands
starting a new life through sewing “Sewing is show and tell,” says Anna Gray Slagle, co-director of the Sewing Together in the Caring Highlands (STITCH) program. In a room full of women from Nepal, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, …
At the Louisville Airport: Welcoming a New Family
A Special Feature by KRM Caseworker Mariel Smith It’s 11:30 p.m. and I’m standing outside the Louisville airport terminal while countless people hurry past me to see family members, make a phone call, or pick up their luggage. I peer …
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